Amnesia • hemmings

1.3

"Do you want to tell my parents now or later?" She said as we approached her house.

"Whatever you want, Viv."

"I don't know, I want to tell them, but Ashton..."

"You were the one who was just saying Ashton would be fine!"

"Well I don't know, Ashton isn't that... predictable, he's kind of weird."

"Okay then. Do you want to tell them now or later?"

"Now." She opened the door and yelled for her parents, and I laughed quietly. "Why are you laughing?"

"Why do you always yell in everyone's houses?" I followed quietly beside her as we walked through the large house.

"I don't know, I'm a loud person." She laughed as she swung our hands back and forth while we walked.

"We're in the living room!" Her mum yelled.

We walked into the living room, and saw her parents and Ashton sitting down on the couches watching tv.

"Mum, Dad, Ash, can you turn off the tv real fast?" She said, and they all turned around.

"Who is this?" Her dad asked as we sat down on the couch, Vivian next to her mum and me next to Ashton. Her dad was sitting in a chair across from us.

"This is Luke. Luke, this is my mum, my dad, and you know Ashton." Her mum smiled, Ashton shook my hand, and her dad said nothing.

"Is this that boy you've been talking to?" Her mum asked.

"Yes, it is. And now, he is uh, he's my boyfriend." She smiled widely, looking down at our hands and then looking up to me. I smiled at her, and she rested her head on my arm.

"Oh really?" Her dad sat up, and I stiffened. Vivian must've felt me, because she giggled quietly and whispered to me.

"It's okay, Hemmo."

"So, Luke. You live in the neighborhood?" Her dad asked.

"Yes, I live right down the block." I smiled.

"Oh, that's good! She won't have to go far to see you, and you won't have to come far to see her." Her mum smiled.

"Mr. Irwin, I was wondering if Vivian could come to my house for dinner tomorrow night? My mum would like to meet her."

"What time?" He asked leaning back in his chair a little bit.

"Around 5 or 5:30. I would come and get her, if she could come."

"Please Dad?" Vivian begged. "I'll be home by 11, I promise."

"Just let her." Her mum told her dad.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?" Her dad asked her mum.

"Excuse us for a minute." Her mum smiled, getting up and walking out of the room with her dad.

"Vivian, could you go for a minute?" Ashton asked her, and she sat up quickly.

"Why?" She shot at him.

"I would like to talk to your boyfriend alone, so can you leave?"

"Oh, okay." She stood up. "I'm coming back in five minutes though!" She yelled as she walked upstairs to her room. Fuck, now I'm really nervous.

"So you're dating my little sister." He turned towards me.

"Yes, I am, and I'm very happy." I smiled, looking at the carpet.

"Now my question is, how did you two meet?"

"Well, we were at school, and I was sitting at the table next to hers at lunch when that fight happened outside. I stayed in the cafeteria and so did she, and we started talking to each other. We have half of our classes together, so we talk sometime there, too."